Lecture 2a Flashcards
Study of symptoms and signs that characterize a plant ailment to provide accurate diagnosis
Symptomatology
2 Types of Symptoms based on location
- Systemic
2. Localized
Appears on specific plant part
Localized symptoms
Manifested by the entire plant although the cause may not be necessarily present over the entire body or individual
Systemic symptoms
Manifested by the entire plant although the cause may not be necessarily present over the entire body or individual
Systemic symptoms
Manifestations of disease conditions
Symptoms
3 Types of Morphological Symptoms
- Necrotic
- Atrophic or Hypoplastic
- Hypertrophic or Hyperplastic
Symptoms resulting from a decrease in cell division; inhibition of growth; decrease the production of substances or underdevelopment of plant organs
Atrophic or Hypoplastic Symptoms
Symptoms resulting from over-multiplication of cells, overproduction of substances or pigments, and over-development of plant organs
Hypertrophic or Hyperplastic Symptoms
Visible symptoms resulting from destruction or death of cells or tissues
Necrotic Symptoms
3 Necrotic Symptoms
- Spot, Blotch, Shot hole, Anthracnose, Blight, Scorch, Yellowing, Wilting
- Rot or decay, Canker, Scald, Dieback, Damping-off
- Bleeding – slime flux, resinosis, gummosis
elongated spots on monocot leaves
Blotch
Black or purple coalesced spots or lesions on the leaves or fruits
Anthracnose
Circular holes on the leaves as a result of removal or dropping out of diseased/infected tissues
Shot hole
discolored circular or angular lesions on leaves or fruits
Spot
Death or browning of foliage due to pathogens
Blight
Death or browning of foliage or “burning” of leaf margins due to physical factors.
Scorch
Flaccid condition of leaves/ shoots caused by lack of water or loss of turgidity.
Wilting
Normally green tissues of the leaves turn yellow due to the destruction of chloroplasts.
Yellowing
Give an example of Wilting
Fusarium wilt/Panama Disease of Banana and Abaca
What organ does Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense attack?
Pericycle
Dead tissue in an advanced stage of
decomposition
Rot or decay
Rot may appear in ____ as well as in ___ parts of a plant.
woody organs, fleshy parts
Localized, sharply demarked lesions usually sunken or cracked, on the stem bark.
Canker
Give an example of a causal agent of canker
Erythricium salmonicolor
Blanching of the epidermal tissues that gradually turn pale brown or darker, usually due to physical factors like intense sunlight.
Scald
Progressive death or browning of shoots, branches and foliage, generally starting at the tip.
Die back
Rapid rotting of seeds before they emerge from the ground (pre-emergence) or the rapid rotting of the base of seedlings so that they fall over or rotting of the shoot (post-emergence).
Damping-off